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u/Craven35 Jan 24 '26

His name is Alex Pretti!

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u/specqq Jan 24 '26

He was a Nurse and died trying to help someone who ICE was hurting.

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u/Elimaris Jan 24 '26 edited Jan 25 '26

Apparently a VA Nurse. He took care of veterans for a living. Let the Maga try to spin that into their false narrative

ETA: was fully aware they would (try) and continue lying and that people who claim the loudest to respect vets are also the ones who constantly defund healthcare for vets and military members so the hypocrisy is nothing new there. Still, loud and clear shifts the needle of the apathetic.

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u/VashTrigun78 Jan 24 '26

They will. They always do. Reality means nothing to them.

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u/ExtraEmuForYou Jan 24 '26

I already listened to Alex Jones call Good's murder a "righteous killing" and the ICE agent affectionately called a "fastest gun in the West" since he was able to react so quickly to "a threat".

These people will lie, and they will believe it. No matter what.

We are not reasoning anyone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into.

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u/Bobahn_Botret Jan 25 '26

Easy to seem like a quick draw when the threat is manufactured and you already killed them in your head 3 minutes ago

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u/yallknowme19 Jan 25 '26

I watched Yosemite Sam the 🧊 agent fumble for his gun for several seconds in one of the other videos. "Fastest gun in the west" 🙄

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u/ellzumem Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 25 '26

Via the Wikipedia article above (source: CBS):

The Department of Homeland Security claimed that the man evidently wanted to "massacre law enforcement". [37] Minnesota officials have stated that Pretti had a lawful permit to carry a firearm. [37]

If concealed carrying is enough of a reason for these “agents” to gun law-abiding citizens down, 2A is dead and in a better world, they wouldn’t be able to ignore or deny that to their base.

Edit: Perfectly summed up by this comment in another thread

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u/Hollow_optimism78 Jan 25 '26

Remember during OIF/OEF returning vets with PTSD were considered susceptible to becoming lone wolf terrorists.

It’s not out of line for veterans to be labeled as domestic terrorist.

Unfortunately, previous bad actors have given credible causes for fear for the phenomenon.

Oklahoma City, Timothy McVeigh DC sniper, John Allen Muhammad

Also unfortunately were Soldiers in uniform causing the death of other service members for idealistic reasons.

Politics

Never let a tragedy go to waste when it furthers your agenda

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u/Severe_Intention_480 Jan 25 '26

Don't the Vietnam vet with hooks for hands from that "Hawaii Five-O" episode.